Collar button



June 26, 1923. 1,459,940 7 A. VANCSO COLLAR BUTTON Filed Sent. 8 1922 I I firm 5 Patented June 26, I923.

restate rarest ANDREW VANCSO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COLLAR BUTTON.

Application filed. September 8, 1922. Serial No. 586,835.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW VANoso, a citizen of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

li ly invention relates to collar buttons and has for one of its objects the provision of a simple and efficient device of this character.

A further object is the provision of a collar button which affords means for preventing the sticking of a tie in a collar, and the like. i A. further object is the provision of a collar button having a thin portion adapted to be disposed in the neck band of a shirt and a round portion adapted to be disposed in a collar for facilitating the passage of a tie by the collar button.

A still further object is the provision of a collar button having means for limiting the upward movement of a tie in a collar.

other objects will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which- Fig. 1 is a side view of a collar button embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same;

Fig. at is a section taken on line le-4c of Fig. is a section taken through a collar band and collar equipped with my improved collar button;

Fig, 6 is a fragmental side view, partly broken away, to show my improved collar button in operative position; and

Fig. 7 is a view showing a collar and tie for indicating, the position of my improved collar button in use.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in Figs. 1 to 1, inclusive, I have indicated various views of my improved collar button. The device may be formed of any desired substance and of various configurations. I have indicated a shirt engaging portion 8 which is formed of sheet material longer than its width and adapted to be inserted in the split portion 9 of a collar band 10, as indicated in Fig. 5. The elongated part 8 is sufiiciently large to prevent it from passing through the button hole 11 of the desired. The portion 12 is preferably dis-.

posed at right angles to the central part of portion 8, as clearly indicated. Said portion 12 is preferably wide enough to pass through the button hole 11 of the collar band and button hole 13 of the inner part it of the collar with room for a tie 15. Depending from the outer end of part 12 is a collar retaining portion 16, This part 16 is preferably tubular or cylindrial, as indicated particularly in Figs. 3 and 4, so that there will be no edges for the tie 15 to catch on. In the present instance the collar button is formed of sheet material and consequently the part 16 is bent and formed up in tubular form, as indicated in the different figures, with its bottom end flattened, as clearly inclicated. The top corners 17 of the upper part of member 16 may be flattened in against the adjacent edge of part 12, as clearly indicated, so as to provide a smooth surface with no edges to catch on the tie, collar or shirt.

The bottom end of the part 16 where it is flattened is curved outwardly slightly, as at 17 in Fig. 3, so as to facilitate entering such end through the button holes 11 and 13.

It will benoted in Fig. 5 that the tie is behind part 16 and under the part 12 so that such tie is held away from the sharp angle 18 of the collar and therefore it is impossible for the tie to be held by friction in the collar to prevent its easy moving in said collar, however the tie 15 may be placed in the col lar above the flat part 12 when so desired and the collar button will then hold the inner and outer parts of the collar far enough apart to prevent frictionally locking the tie.

It will be apparent that the construction as indicated may be easily applicable to both horizontal and perpendicular button holes and that due to the rounded stem 16 the button holes and tie will not be injured.

The entire button is preferably formed of one piece of sheet material, as indicated.

I claim p 1. A collar button of integral construction comprising a flat collar button hole and shirt button hole engaging portion, a shirt collar'engaging portion curved throughout its length and attached at one of its edges to an adjacent edge of the first-mentioned portion, and an elongated collar engaging portion tubular in cross-section and attached at one end to said flat portion with the free end of said collar engaging portion flattened and said end turned outwardly away from. the shirt collar engaging portion.

2. collar button formed of a single piece of sheet metal cut out and struck up and comprising a flat collar and shirt band button hole engaging portion, a shirt band engaging portion curved outwardly away from the flat button hole engaging portion and attached to the latter, and an elongated collar engaging portion disposed in tubular term with its top and bottom ends flattened and attached to the'flat button hole engagingv portion at its top end, the button end of said collar engaging portion being curved out- Wardly away from the shirt band engaging portion.

3. A collar button comprising a single piece of sheet material having one part curved longiti'idinally, a second part flat and disposed at right angles to the central. portion of the first-mentioned part, and a third part disposed in tubular form, extending across and spaced from the first-mentioned disposed at right angles to the central portion of the first-mentioned part, and a third part disposed in tubular torranextending across and spaced from the first-mentioned part and attached to the second-mentioned part the free end of said tubular part being ned.

o. :i collar button comprising a piece oij' sieet material having one elongated part extending horizontally on edge and curved throughout its length, a second portion substantiallyplane and disposed horizontally from the upper lateral edge of the firstmentioned part and a third part attached to and dependin "from the planepart, said third part extending laterally across and spa ed from the firstmentioned part and disposed generally tubular with its top and bottom ends flattened.

in testimony Whereoi I have signedrny name to this specification on this 5th day of September, A. D. 1922.

ANDREW VANCSO.

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